IrishExaminer.com Businesshttp://www.irishexaminer.com/Ireland's premier news website providing news and sports reports.10IrishExaminer.comhttp://www.irishexaminer.com/rss/images/irish_examiner_rss.gifhttp://www.irishexaminer.comSharp drop in pre-tax profitshttp://www.examiner.ie/story/business/qlkfojkfcw/rss2/NORISH, the formerly Irish-owned cold storage logistics firm, has recorded a sharp drop in first-half pre-tax profits to £184,000 (€226,800) for the six months to the end of June.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTGeneral manager for RaboDirecthttp://www.examiner.ie/story/business/qlkfojkfmh/rss2/RaboDirect, part of the Rabobank Group, has appointed Roel Van Veggel to the position of general manager, succeeding Greg McAweeney.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTHoliday firm looks to break markethttp://www.examiner.ie/story/business/qlkfojkfey/rss2/SMALL FAMILIES, a leading British operator of single parent holidays, is looking to break into the Irish market.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTSlump to continue for ‘some while’http://www.examiner.ie/story/business/qlkfojkfoj/rss2/THE Irish property slump will continue “for some while yet”, said Allied Irish Banks, the country’s biggest lender by market value.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTMixed day for Irish banks shareshttp://www.examiner.ie/story/business/qlkfojkfgb/rss2/ALL eyes were focused on the announcement that Budget 2009 would be brought in two months early and the likelihood of a Government stimulus package being announced at that time.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTAer Arann takes over Cork-Glasgow routehttp://www.examiner.ie/story/business/qlkfojcwgb/rss2/AER ARANN is taking over the Cork to Glasgow route axed by Ryanair last week.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTStrong interest in Marathonhttp://www.examiner.ie/story/business/qlkfojcwql/rss2/STRONG interest has been expressed in Marathon’s Irish operations and the group is understood to have signed “several confidentiality clauses” with third parties keen to buy the business.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTState crackdown on rogue operatorshttp://www.examiner.ie/story/business/qlkfojeykf/rss2/A MINORITY of rogue operators who might be seeking to make a “quick buck” out of organic food markets were warned yesterday that they will not get away with it.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTSmith to speak with EU over support for struggling sheep sectorhttp://www.examiner.ie/story/business/qlkfojeycw/rss2/THE European Union will be told by Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister Brendan Smith at a special conference in Limoges, France, today that it must give direct financial support to the troubled sheep sector.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMTCountry of origin labelling ruling expected by European Commissionhttp://www.examiner.ie/story/business/qlkfojeymh/rss2/THE European Commission is expected to issue a definitive position on proposed country of origin labelling by the end of this month, according to Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith.BusinessIrishExaminer.comFri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT